Maintenance Electrician - Palmdale, CA

Job Overview

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN (Code 6493) – The position requires repair, installation, and maintenance of plant electrical systems and equipment.

• Determines routing, location, and method of installing wiring systems, conduits, electrical equipment, fixtures, and accessories.
• Computes wire gauge, power, and load limit requirements.
• Installs and maintains large motors, transformer banks, welding generators, panels, electrical control systems, and switchboards.
• Performs repair and installation on energized electrical circuits.
• Maintains electrical systems and accessories on plant machines and equipment.
• Inspects and determines necessary maintenance, repair, and replacement for overhead crane and hoist equipment.
• Disassembles, repairs, and reassembles motors, generators, exciters, and converters; diagnoses trouble and determines repair methods.
• Replaces parts and units as necessary and tests for conformance to specifications.
• Performs mechanical operations necessary for dismantling, disassembly, repair, and installation of electrical units.

Materials worked on: electric motors, generators, transformers, switchboard, magnetic starters, relays, control systems and other electrical equipment.

Materials used: wire, tape, solder, conduit, insulators, fuses, breakers, switches, relays, screws, bolts, lubricants, insulating varnish, lighting fixtures, and other electrical repair and replacement parts and supplies.

Tools: electricians’ hand tools, soldering irons, wire strippers, wire pullers, hickeys; wire gauges, ammeters, voltmeters, watt meters, ohmmeters, meg ohmmeters.

Equipment: power tools such as drill presses, hack saws, pipe benders, threaders; block and tackle, power winches, scaffolding, ladders, safety belts, aerial platforms, mobile scaffolding.

• Proficient with electricians’ hand tools and electrical testing and measuring instruments.
• Uses electrical shop power tools, equipment and accessories.
• Uses electrical handbooks and charts.
• Has complete knowledge of electrical maintenance and shop theory, procedures, codes and ordinances.
• Can read and interpret complex wiring and circuit diagrams and installation blueprints.
• Applies mathematics involving algebra.
• Works at various heights.

• Minimum three years of experience working in an electrical and industrial environment.
• Experience with troubleshooting, maintaining, servicing, and repairing electrical systems and infrastructure.
• Must possess and maintain required licenses and certifications when required.

• State Electrical Journeyman License.
• Ability to work off elevated platforms.
• Extensive machine tool and electrical control knowledge.
• Comprehensive knowledge of electrical repair and troubleshooting.

This position requires a government security clearance. Must be a US Citizen. Clearance Level: Secret.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.